Buies Creek
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This article is about the stream. For the town, see Buies Creek, North Carolina.
Buies Creek is a 7.31 mi (11.76 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States.
Quick Facts Buies Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River, Location ...
Buies Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Harnett |
City | Buies Creek |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Black River divide |
• location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Angier, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°28′37″N 078°42′47″W[1] |
• elevation | 302 ft (92 m)[2] |
Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 1 mile southwest of Buies Creek, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°23′00″N 078°45′13″W[1] |
• elevation | 98 ft (30 m)[2] |
Length | 7.31 mi (11.76 km)[3] |
Basin size | 27.91 square miles (72.3 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cape Fear River |
• average | 28.68 cu ft/s (0.812 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries | |
• left | East Buies Creek |
• right | West Buies Creek |
Bridges | NC 55, Butts Road, Sheriff Johnson Road, US 421-NC 27 |
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